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80 %
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Last replied
13 Aug 2026
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6
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Description
Hello!
We are a family of 4: Alice and Mathieu & 2 children we have 50 goats.
We are located in Maggia, in the middle of the Magic Valley.
5 walking minutes away from rivers to swimm, restaurants and shops.
We produce organic goat cheese :-)
During the summer season we produce our hay.
TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION OFFERED
private room with shared bathroom ... or trailer
We are 15 minutes by car from Locarno and there are buses every 30 minutes to join the town.
We ask people to help with the farm tasks or with the children (babysitting) about 5 hours/day, 5 days/week... -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
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UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We speak fluently French, Italian, English and Spanish. A little German too ... ;-)
We look forward to reading your experiences and motivations :-)
Nous parlons courament français, italien, anglais et espagnol. Un peu d'allemand aussi... ;-)
Nous nous réjouissons de lire vos experiences et motivations :-) -
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Help
We need help on many things, like milking, cleaning, taking care of the animals, making hay, cooking, gardening,...
Our kind of work is still "rural", "a l'ancienne", we don't have sofisticate machinery and we are a small farm... -
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
German: Beginner -
Accommodation
We would ask 5 hours of help/day in exchange of accommodation (in a small flat or private room with shared bathroom) and 3 meals...
We can arrange you tawels, persone hygienic products and any other personal thing you have to bring your own. -
What else ...
In this valley you can easily go for a hike, swim, bycicle tour and go in town...
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A little more information
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Internet access
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Limited internet access
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We have pets
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We are smokers
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Can host families
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Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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My animals / pets
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Feedback (3)
Those guys are amazing we shared a lot of super moments (playing carcassonne!) And they worked a lot! Always in to give a hand :-)
See you soon...and you have to meet our sunshine ;-)
Milly and Dan are amazing!
They stayed with us during last november and they helped us with lots of things in the house and with the farm life.
They are happy, active, positive thinking, excellents cooks, very handy and artistics.
We loved having them around and we wish them all the best with their future projects! .....and come back whenever … read more
We enjoyed his company, his humor, his willing to learn everything of our work and his help. Every task we asked him was carefully done.
We hope you will come back and visit us soon :-)
Alice, Mathieu & Nicolas had been some wonderful hosts! Come here and immerse yourself in a unique farm stay experience. I am so lucky to have this farm as my first farm stay experience. I don’t think anything else can beat this!
Everyone cooks amazingly well, and the pace of life here is really…. … read more
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Those guys are amazing we shared a lot of super moments (playing carcassonne!) And they worked a lot! Always in to give a hand :-)
See you soon...and you have to meet our sunshine ;-)
Milly and Dan are amazing!
They stayed with us during last november and they helped us with lots of things in the house and with the farm life.
They are happy, active, positive thinking, excellents cooks, very handy and artistics.
We loved having them around and we wish them all the best with their future projects! .....and come back whenever … read more
We enjoyed his company, his humor, his willing to learn everything of our work and his help. Every task we asked him was carefully done.
We hope you will come back and visit us soon :-)
Alice, Mathieu & Nicolas had been some wonderful hosts! Come here and immerse yourself in a unique farm stay experience. I am so lucky to have this farm as my first farm stay experience. I don’t think anything else can beat this!
Everyone cooks amazingly well, and the pace of life here is really…. … read more
